Playdate Handheld Console Sold Over 20,000 Units in Under 20 Minutes

On July 29, developer Panic opened pre-orders for the highly anticipated and quite peculiar handheld Playdate. The portable GameBoy for the modern age, but with a crank, didn't just sell well on their first day. As confirmed by TechCrunch, the Playdate sold over 20,000 units in 20 minutes, completely selling out of their 2021 batch.